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Published:
2024-01-28
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377
Chapters:
1/1
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2
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26

navigating the site

Summary:

I'm trying to gather the resources which give basic instuctions sets for how to navigate and use the site. I keep losing track of the blog posts, and helpful instructionals.

Work Text:

  1. Search and filter:
    1. https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/10851
    2. https://backofthebookshelf.tumblr.com/post/618945087408390144/your-handy-guide-to-ao3-searching-and-filtering
    3. For anyone who hasn't seen them before, Hidden Search Operators are handy tricks you can use when you're either searching or filtering AO3. https://www.tumblr.com/ao3commentoftheday/747343812151689216?source=share
      • summary: string is a generic way of explaining that you can search AO3 for a specific word that appears in a summary. You can do this from the search bar in the header, from the Any Field box at the top of the Advanced Search form, or from the Search Within Results box at the bottom of the filter menu.
        • Examples:
        • summary: Bruce
        • summary: "Bruce Banner"
        • summary: Bruce OR summary: Banner OR summary: Hulk
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      • You need to put quotation marks around your search term if it is more than one word. The quotes make sure that the site searches for those two words together.
      • The other two operators listed work best in the Search Within Results box.
        • expected_number_of_chapters: 1 will return results where every fic has only 1 chapter currently posted.
        • You can use expected_number_of_chapters: -1 if you want results where every fic has more than 1 chapter currently posted.

      • otp:true will return results where there is only 1 relationship tag on the fic. If you want results where there are 2+ relationship tags (and no fics with only 1 relationship tag) then you can use otp:false

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  2. Customise:
    1.   https://archiveofourown.org/faq/unofficial-browser-tools?language_id=en#modifysearch

      And going even further than that, people have developed tools to help do things such as:

      • “exclude certain keywords by default when using the tag filters”
      • “easily determine whether you have already accessed, left kudos, and/or bookmarked a work” (ie avoid constantly reopening a fic that you never gave kudos because it contains something you hate with no warning)
      • “lets you define creators, tags, or summary keywords and will hide all work blurbs that contain one or more of these terms” — to all the people who wish there was a way to blacklist authors you don’t like it, this seems to do that!
      • same for hiding comments from certain users!
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  3. Organizing your reading:
    1. collections-
    2. bookmarks- you can bookmark a page with your settings already ready and all checked.
    3. marked for later (history)-